Pale violet red

#c97b8d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale violet red lands in the red band, mid and soft. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c97b8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c97b8d
RGB201, 123, 141
HSL346, 42%, 64%
HSV346, 39%, 79%
CMYK0%, 39%, 30%, 21%
Lab60.34, 32.62, 3.24
XYZ35.98, 28.51, 28.81
Decimal13204365
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone507 C
Pantone507 CHex#c97b8dRgb201 123 141Cmyk0 39 30 21Lab60 33 3Darker#813546Deep#b34962Lighter#dbb0ba

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 30, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c97b8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 39 30 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 40 32 27
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #c97b8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c97b8d; }
.text { color: #c97b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c97b8d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c97b8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.13:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c97b8d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c97b8d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale violet red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c97b8d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c97b8d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.